In-vehicle display control device

Abstract

An adaptation status judging unit (112) judges an adaptation status of a driver to a color. A goal color decision unit (113) decides a goal color of a display range based on the adaptation status of the driver. An applicable color decision unit (115) decides an applicable color of a display portion on a screen of a display based on the goal color, the display portion displaying information. A control unit (116) controls the display based on the applicable color of the display portion.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An in-vehicle display control device comprising:
 processing circuitry 
 to judge an adaptation status of a driver to a color, based on external-light color data expressing a time sequence of an external-light color of a vehicle in which a display is mounted, 
 to decide a goal color for a virtual image display range based on the adaptation status of the driver, 
 to decide an applicable color of a display portion on a screen of the display based on the goal color, the display portion displaying information, 
 to control the display based on the applicable color of the display portion, and 
 to decide an interim color of the display portion based on an external-light color of the vehicle, 
 wherein the processing circuitry calculates an estimated color of the display range of a case where a color of the display portion is adjusted to the interim color, compares the estimated color with the goal color, and decides the applicable color of the display portion based on a comparison result. 
 
     
     
       2. The in-vehicle display control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the external-light color data expresses a time sequence of an external-light intensity which is a degree of brightness of external light, and 
 wherein the processing circuitry 
 judges an adaptation status to brightness of color, to be the adaptation status of the driver, based on the external-light color data, 
 decides a goal luminance of the display range to be the goal color, based on the adaptation status to brightness, 
 decides an interim luminance of the display portion to be the interim color, based on the external-light color of the vehicle, 
 calculates, as the estimated color, an estimated luminance of the display range of a case where a luminance of the display portion is adjusted to the interim luminance, compares the estimated luminance with the goal luminance, and decides an applicable: luminance of the display portion to be the applicable color, based on a comparison result, and 
 controls the display based on the applicable luminance of the display portion. 
 
     
     
       3. The in-vehicle display control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the vehicle includes a camera and a photosensor which are mounted therein, and 
 wherein the processing circuitry calculates the external-light color based on a peripheral image obtained by the camera, measures a vehicle interior color using the photosensor, and adjusts the calculated external-light color based on the vehicle interior color. 
 
     
     
       4. The in-vehicle display control device according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the vehicle includes a camera and a photosensor which are mounted therein, and 
 wherein the processing circuitry calculates an external-light intensity based on a peripheral image obtained by the camera, measures an in-vehicle luminance using the photosensor, and adjusts the calculated external-light intensity based on the in-vehicle luminance. 
 
     
     
       5. An in-vehicle display control device comprising:
 processing circuitry 
 to judge an adaptation status of a driver to a color, based on external-light color data expressing a time sequence of an external-light color of a vehicle in which a display is mounted, 
 to decide a goal color for a virtual image display range based on the adaptation status of the driver, 
 to decide an applicable color of a display portion on a screen of the display based on the goal color, the display portion displaying information, and 
 to control the display based on the applicable color of the display portion, 
 wherein the processing circuitry judges a change tendency of a light source distance based on light source distance data expressing a time sequence of a light source distance which is a distance to a light source that emits external light, and adjusts the goal color of the display based on the change tendency of the light source distance. 
 
     
     
       6. The in-vehicle display control device according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the vehicle includes a camera and a distance sensor which are mounted therein, and 
 wherein the processing circuitry judges a light source direction based on a peripheral image obtained by the camera, and measures a distance to the light source located in the light source direction, using the distance sensor. 
 
     
     
       7. The in-vehicle display control device according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the vehicle includes a communication device mounted therein, and 
 wherein the processing circuitry communicates with an oncoming vehicle using the communication device so as to acquire position information of the oncoming vehicle, and calculates a light source distance based on the position information of the oncoming vehicle and position information of the vehicle. 
 
     
     
       8. An in-vehicle display control device comprising:
 processing circuitry 
 to judge an adaptation status of a driver to a color, based on external-light color data expressing a time sequence of an external-light color of a vehicle in which a display and a camera are mounted, 
 to decide a goal color for a virtual image display range based on the adaptation status of the driver, 
 to decide an applicable color of a display portion on a screen of the display based on the goal color, the display portion displaying information, 
 to control the display based on the applicable color of the display portion, 
 to judge whether a headlight of an oncoming vehicle is a variable light distribution headlight, and 
 to calculate the external-light color based on a peripheral image obtained by the camera, and to adjust the calculated external-light color if the headlight of the oncoming vehicle is the variable light distribution headlight. 
 
     
     
       9. The in-vehicle display control device according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the processing circuitry performs image analysis of the peripheral image so as to judge whether the headlight reflected in the peripheral image is the variable light distribution headlight. 
 
     
     
       10. The in-vehicle display control device according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the vehicle includes a communication device mounted therein, and 
 wherein the processing circuitry communicates with the oncoming vehicle using the communication device so as to acquire headlight information from the oncoming vehicle, and judges whether the headlight is the variable light distribution headlight based on the headlight information.